Puerto Rico at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Puerto Rico at the Olympic Games

Flag of the Olympic Movement
IOC code  PUR
NOC Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico
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At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors 3 in 1 sport
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
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Puerto Rico competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Notably, the nation did not fully participate in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Athletes competed under the Olympic Flag instead of Puerto Rican flag.

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Boxing

Flyweight (51 kg)
  • Alberto Mercado
    1. First round — bye
    2. Second round — lost to Mexico Roman Gilberto (MEX) after referee stopped contest in first round
Featherweight (57 kg)
  • Luis Pizarro
    1. First round — bye
    2. Second round — defeated Cameroon Jean Pierre Mberebe Baban (CMR) after referee stopped contest in third round
    3. Third round — defeated Guyana Fitzroy Brown (GUY) on points (5-0)
    4. Quarterfinals — lost to Cuba Adolfo Horta (CUB) on points (0-5)
Light-Welterweight (63.5 kg)
  • José Angel Molina
    1. First round — defeated Ethiopia Ebrahim Saide (ETH) on points (5-0)
    2. Second round — defeated East Germany Dietmar Schwarz (GDR) after referee stopped contest in third round
    3. Quarterfinals — lost to Soviet Union Serik Konakbaev (URS) retired

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